Natural durability of wood : a worldwide checklist of species PublicDeposited

Naturally durable woods have a variety of commercial uses. Natural resistance
to decay has been evaluated in field and laboratory tests of wood
from many species, but there are few places where commercial wood
users can find comparative assessments of natural durability. In this report,
previous studies have been used to assign a numerical resistance
rating to 1500 wood species. Species are listed alphabetically by scientific
name, along with trade name, decay resistance rating, growing region,
and source of resistance information. Species are also listed alphabetically
by trade name if available, in the appendix.